Re: 1941 120 Head gasket Issue

Posted by BigKev On 2010/6/3 10:30:09

Did you check the head itself for flatness?

I wonder if you may have a valve stuck open. Easy way to check would be to remove the valve cover and hank crank the motor and see if there is smooth action the valves on the affected cylinder. Also you have the head off, you can also hand crank the engine to and check the action from the top side.

I remember someone posting about have a "dead" cylinder only to discover that the piston was wedged in the bore, but the connecting rod was totally missing. So everything looked ok until he cranked and realized one piston was not moving.

Never know what strange things could have been done by previous folks.